Stuff your face Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈstəf/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈfeɪs

STUF-yer-FAYS or STUF-yer-FAYS

UK

stˈʌf/ /jˈɔː/ /fˈeɪs

STUF-yaw-FAYS

Definition

To eat a lot of food very quickly or greedily, without stopping to be polite.

Usage & Nuances

Very informal and a bit cheeky; used to describe someone eating in a messy or greedy way. Often said jokingly or about children. Not offensive, but avoid in formal contexts. Common with food like pizza, burgers, or treats.

• Spanish: ponerse morado - atiborrarse
• Portuguese (BR): encher a cara - se empanturrar
• Portuguese (PT): enfiar comida pela cara - empanturrar-se
• Chinese (Simplified): 狼吞虎咽 - 狼吞虎咽地吃
• Chinese (Traditional): 狼吞虎嚥 - 狼吞虎嚥地喫
• Hindi: पेट भर खाना
• Arabic: يأكل بنهم - يحشو وجهه بالطعام
• Bengali: বুকভরে খাওয়া - হুমড়ি খেয়ে খাওয়া
• Russian: объедаться - набивать себе рот
• Japanese: がっつり食べる - むしゃむしゃ食べる
• Vietnamese: ăn ngấu nghiến - ăn như hạm
• Korean: 허겁지겁 먹다 - 게걸스럽게 먹다
• Turkish: ağzına tıkmak - tıka basa yemek
• Urdu: بے تحاشا کھانا - منہ بھر بھر کر کھانا
• Indonesian: melahap makanan - makan lahap

Example Sentences

The kids stuffed their faces with cake at the birthday party.

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He always stuffs his face when there's pizza.

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Don't stuff your face right before swimming.

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After a long hike, we just sat down and stuffed our faces with burgers and fries.

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When you visit grandma, be ready to stuff your face—she cooks so much food!

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"You really shouldn't stuff your face with sweets before dinner," Mom said.

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